James Wadsworth

Wadsworth #2

Dr. Wadsworth's 12½-inch reflector in Simcoe, Ontario, built in the 1890s.

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Wadsworth #1

Dr. Wadsworth's 12½-inch reflector in Simcoe, Ontario, built in the 1890s.

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Mare Crisium

Mare Crisium as sketched by E.M. Brook on December 3rd, 1895 at Simcoe, Ontario. 12-inch reflector.

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Clavius #2

Clavius, as sketched by Miss Helen Stennett, Simcoe, Ontario, 1897. 12½" reflector.

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Clavius

Clavius, as sketched by Miss Cora Beemer, Simcoe, Ontario, 1897.

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Bay of Rainbows #2

The Bay of Rainbows (Sinus Iridum), as sketched by Miss Cora Beemer, Simcoe, Ontario, 1897. 12½" reflector.

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Bay of Rainbows

The Bay of Rainbows (Sinus Iridum), as sketched by Miss Cora Beemer, Simcoe, Ontario, 1897. 12½" reflector.

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James Wadsworth

(1842-1905) B.A., M.A., M.B. A school inspector by trade. He built the 12½" reflector (the largest in Canada at the time) that he used to observe the heavens from his observatory on Talbot Street in Simcoe, Ontario.

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Moon 18960222

The Moon, photographed on 1896 February 22nd by J.J. Wadsworth of Simcoe, Ontario.

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J.J. Wadsworth

This photo was published in the RASC 1905 Transactions.

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